Mesothelin and osteopontin as diagnostic and prognostic markers of malignant pleural mesothelioma in Egyptian patients undergoing pleurodesis

Purpose: In malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), early assessment of disease status is important. We evaluated the role of mesothelin and osteopontin biomarkers in distinguishing MPM from benign pleural disease. We also, evaluated whether mesothelin and osteopontin were related to successful pleuro...

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Principais autores:	Fawzy M. Amany, Nagat Ali Mohamed, Reda El-Ghamry, Alaa Brik, Abdel Maged Salem, Amira Shoukry, Azza El-Sebaey
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
coleção:	Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Assuntos:	Mesothelin Osteopontin Malignant pleural mesothelioma Pleurodesis
Acesso em linha:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813000654
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